2 handy yet hidden Chromebook security features

Google's Chrome OS is far more powerful and versatile than most folks realize -- and one of the platform's greatest strengths over traditional desktop OSes is its deceptively simple approach to security.Chromebooks, you see, make security almost ent...

Google's Chrome OS is far more powerful and versatile than most folks realize -- and one of the platform's greatest strengths over traditional desktop OSes is its deceptively simple approach to security.

Chromebooks, you see, make security almost entirely automatic and thought-free from a user's perspective. The devices receive regular behind-the-scenes updates with no action required on your behalf; they utilize sandboxing to keep every page and application in its own isolated environment; and their software relies on a special hardware-connected setup that ensures every computer is always running tamper-free and official Google software every time it powers up.